The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the ACT model could be used to treat depres
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Experiential avoidance (EA) is a key pathological process in anxiety disorders.
“Over the past few decades, research has shown experiential avoidance (EA) to be a key pathological process in anxiety disorders (Bluett, Homan, Morrison, Levin & Twohig, 2014;Hooper & Larsson, 2015).”
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ACT has been shown to be effective with a wide range of mental health and physical health conditions.
“AYL is based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a third-wave CBT model that has been shown to be effective with a wide range of mental health and physical health conditions (see Hooper and Larsson, 2015).”
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ACT's aspirational goals of promoting values-based living and a life worth living are often considered to be a radical departure from other contemporary forms of psychotherapy such as CBT and DBT.
“ACT ' s aspirational goals of promoting values-based living and a life worth living are often considered to be a radical departure from other contemporary forms of psychotherapy such as CBT and DBT, which primarily focus on symptom management and reduction (Hooper & Larsson, 2015; see Hoffman & Asmundson, 2008 for a critique).”
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- Hooper, N., & Larsson, A.
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- University of the West of England (GB)
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- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- acceptance and commitment therapy, depression treatment
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